499. Commandment – Who has created death and life that He might try you — which of you is best in deeds (Trials and Tribulations for believers)

[67:3] Who has created death and life that He might try you — which of you is best in deeds; and He is the Mighty, the Most Forgiving.

[72:18] That We may try them thereby. And whoso turns away from the remembrance of his Lord — He will push him into an overwhelmingly severe punishment.

[47:32] And We will surely try you until We distinguish those among you who strive for the cause of God and those who are steadfast. And We will make known the facts about you.

[2:215] Do you think that you will enter Heaven while there has not come over you the condition of those who passed away before you? Poverty and afflictions befell them, and they were violently shaken until the Messenger and those who believed along with him said: ‘When will come the help of Allah?’ Yea, surely the help of Allah is nigh.

[6:43] And indeed We sent Messengers to peoples before thee; then We afflicted them with poverty and adversity that they might humble themselves.

[7:95] And never did We send a Prophet to any town but We seized the people thereof with adversity and suffering, that they might become humble.

[7:169] And We broke them up into separate peoples in the earth. Among them are those that are righteous and among them are those that are otherwise. And We tried them with good things and bad things that they might return.